Paedophile gang ‘beyond human instinct’

A gang of paedophiles who raped babies, toddlers and pre-school children and streamed the abuse over the internet to other sex abusers have been branded “beyond human instinct and evil” by a judge in the UK.

The men preyed on the families of youngsters to gain access to them and, in one case, groomed a mother and father before their baby was born. Members travelled hundreds of miles to carry out sickening attacks together or used internet streaming to provide real-time encouragement and directions to those abusing victims.

The seven — aged between 31 and 51 and including three convicted sex offenders — were convicted of 29 child sex abuse offences.